Diocese of Prato Dioecesis Pratensis Diocesi di Prato |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Florence |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Florence |
Statistics | |
Area | 287 km2 (111 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 193,120 186,320 (96.5%) |
Parishes | 85 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 25 January 1954 (63 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St Stephen in Prato |
Patron saint | Saint Stephen |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Franco Agostinelli |
Emeritus Bishops | Gastone Simoni Bishop Emeritus (1992–2012) |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesiprato.it |
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Prato (Latin: Dioecesis Pratensis) in Tuscany, has existed since 1954. Its see is Prato Cathedral. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Florence.
The diocese was created when the Diocese of Pistoia-Prato was split by Pope Pius XII in 1954.
Coordinates: 43°52′51″N 11°05′48″E / 43.8808°N 11.0966°E